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I've got Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen2 all round on mine and they've been excellent in all weathers.

I had Avon ZX7s all round on my RX300 when I had it and they were indeed excellent.

Hello Raymond and welcome to the club. We love to see photos so get some of your new beastie on when you can. Taking your last point first, if you don't want to mess about with trying to get it working in Win 10 (took me a couple of hours of trying but got there in the end) just download VirtualBox from here https://www.virtualbox.org/ and install Win XP or Win 7 in that. I've got a spare copy of 7 with genuine licence key that you can have if you need it. The key for the locking wheel nuts is usually in the glove box but could be in the tool cubby hole under the boot floor. No idea about transponders I'm afraid.

My personal preference are Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 2 but you'll see quite a few also like Michelin Cross Climates. Both brands have offers on at the moment, here's the Goodyear one https://www.goodyear.eu/en_gb/consumer/offers-hub.html?utm_source=LexusOwnersClubUK&utm_medium=ForumLinks

My 2013 RX450h automatically retracts the mirrors as I lock the doors but the mirror selection switch has to be in either left or right position for this to happen.

Excellent, well done James

I've never needed to have any aircon work done so I can't give any personal recommendations, and I know you said you prefer Manchester or Liverpool but, given your lack of suitable places so far you may have to widen that out a bit. I live in Preston and there's a specialist near me that gets a 5-star rating from over 50 Google Reviews http://www.mrsheattransfer.com/ so might be worth a call if you're willing to travel that far. There's another one in Leyland that gets 5-star ratings from 13 reviews https://www.chillout-airconditioning.co.uk/

It takes very little current to 'start' a hybrid. So little, in fact, that you could almost use a pack of 8 AA batteries to start the car (although that's not really advisable) so I doubt that it's the battery not being up to spec. By the sound of it you've not had the car long so I'd go straight back to the dealer and get them to investigate it. Having said that, if you're new to Lexus ownership is it safe to assume that you're also new to hybrids? If so, it may be worth having a look at post number 4 in the topic below, which gives a basic idea of how hybrids work and their particular foibles regarding the 12V battery:

I can't see the facility mentioned in the owner's manual and this does cover both user and dealer customisations:

See my reply to your other post Philip.

I'm not sure if it can be set at all. My car, first registered in November 2013 does automatically lock when you reach about 10 or 15mph, but I remember reading somewhere that they discontinued this facility on safety grounds as there was some difficulty getting the doors open in a crash.

I've just sent you the same info by PM that I sent to David, so I hope it helps.

Why what? Why avoid putting the car in neutral? Because the hybrid system doesn't work in neutral. The following text is taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Synergy_Drive Neutral gear (equivalent): Most jurisdictions require automotive transmissions to have a neutral gear that decouples the engine and transmission. The HSD "neutral gear" is achieved by turning the electric motors off. Under this condition, the planetary gear is stationary (if the vehicle wheels are not turning); if the vehicle wheels are turning, the ring gear will rotate, causing the sun gear to rotate as well (the engine inertia will keep the carrier gear stationary unless the speed is high), while MG1 is free to rotate while the batteries do not charge. The owners manual[22] warns that Neutral gear will eventually drain the battery, resulting in "unnecessary" engine power to recharge batteries; a discharged battery will render the vehicle inoperable.

Yes and no. They may only have the one machine and so don't want to risk cross-contamination. As little as 1% normal PAG oil in ND11 'hybrid' oil can damage the insulation on the compressor motor windings and allow current leakage to earth (vehicle body) which would shut down the car to prevent electrocution - the hybrid compressor motors are 500V three phase AC so you really don't want that flying around.

It's a Lexus - everything is b****y expensive!

See, I knew John would get it sussed So, if you're going to do it yourself then as John says, you'll need Techstream and a Windows laptop to install it on. The good thing is that you don't have to bother about an OBD2 code reader now because Techstream does so much more. In order to connect the laptop to the car you'll need a miniVCI cable, a selection of which can be found here on eBay These cables almost invariably come with a pirated copy of Techstream, which is the actual diagnostic software Lexus techs use in the dealer workshops. Of course, I can't condone the use of pirated software, that's a matter for your own conscience. The proper way would be to freely and legitimately download it from here and then pay for a block of time to use it. Whichever way you decide on, you'll need that miniVCI cable to connect the laptop to the car anyway.

A member on here used these. The actual topic is here:

How long have you had it? It sounds quite new to you so you should still have rights under the Sale of Goods Act to get the seller to put things right, unless it was a private sale.

It does sound like something to do with the brake actuator. Have you looked for any codes with an OBD2 code reader or scanner?

Every day a school day, cheers my friend.

Absolutely nothing like I was thinking and I have to confess that I haven't got a clue as to what that could be. The car is obviously stationary there so just to confirm, this only happens when you press the brake pedal does it?

You've probably forgotten more about this than I'll ever know John so thank you sir

I don't think that is a cat Steve as there's no oxygen sensor behind it: I would imagine the cats are at the front:

You're welcome Imran. I forgot to mention it above but the way the system actually starts the petrol engine is that MG1 spins the engine up to 1,000rpm before applying fuel and a spark.